Paint remover



April 8 1924.` 1,489,288

R. B. VINCENT PAINT REMOVER Filed Oct. 3, 1923 "VZ o .3. f (f5 l il? l l I lPatented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES.

ROBERT YB. VINCENT, OF KEQTA, IOWA.

PAINT mmovn'n.'

Applicationi'lled October '8, 1923. Serial No. 666,341).

To all 'wilma tmc concern:

Be it'known t at ROBERT B. VINCENT, a citizen of the Unitedv States, residing at Keota, in the county of`Keokuk and State of Iowa, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paint Removers, of which the following is a specification.l

This invention is in the way of a paint remover, and the object of the invention is l@ to provide a simple, ractical and eicient` device of this kind or scraping and removin old paint from painted surfaces.

In t e drawin Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device; Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section; Figure 3 isa bottom plan view; l l Fi e 4 is a view of the blank stampin or the housing.

n carrying .out this invention, a housing 1 is provided, the same to be stamped from a single sheet of metal as shown in Figure 4. To form the housing, the forward `end of the sheet metal is bent outward and downward to form the scraper 2; the rear strip is bent upward at '3 and forward to form the handle 4. The edges' 5 of the rear strip are turned under so as to strengthen the handle. The side ieces are turned .downward at 6 to form e side 7 of the $0 housing. Ears 8 are formed integrally with the sides 7 and are slotted at 9 to receive the brush shaft 10. Shafts 11, 12 and 13 are journaled throu h the housing.A Driv.-

. ing rollers 14 arerlgidly mounted on the 85 drive .shaft 11. A driving gear 15 is rigidly mounted on the shaft 11 and meshes with the pinion lgear 16 rigidly mounted on the shaft 12. gear 17 mounted on the shaft 12 and formed integrally with the lpinion gear 16, meshes with the small gear 18-ri 'dly mounted' on the. shat 13. A. spree et wheel 19 isalso rigidlymounted on the shaft 13. A rotary brush 20 is' l mounted .on the brush shaft 10 and' is rotated by means of the s rocket Awheel 21, which is connected with t e procket wheel 19 by means of a sprocketl chain 22.y

The operation of the device is apparent from the foregoing description. f

. While I have herein described acertain specific manner and method of constructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention, so as best to construct a practical device for the purpose intended, as defined inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. A paint remover, comprising a sheet metal housing havingv an. upwardly turned handle, a forwardly disposed downwardly turned scraping element` and downwardly turned'lateral'and slotted ears immediately back of the scraping element,` all formed integrally with the housing; a brush shaft journaled in the Slotted ears; a. rotary brush and a sprocket wheel on the brush shaft; a drive shalit journaled transversely at the rear end of the housing; drivin rollers i and a drive gear on the drive sha shafts with intermeshing speed gears journaled between the drive shaft and brush shaft, and in mesh with the said drive gear;l a s rocket on the foremost, shaft aligned with t sprocket of the \brush shaft; and a sprocket chain connecting the two vsaid sprockets.

2. A paint remover, comprising a housing having a handle, and a scraping element formed integrally withl the housing; a forwardly disposed brush *shaft and a rearwardly disposed drive `shaft journaled transversely in the housing; a, rota brush on the brush shaft and driving ro 1ers on 85 the driving shaft; and connecting 4geari operatively interposed between t e brulV y shaft and the drive shaft. f In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

p ROBERT B. VINCENT. v Witnesses: 1 'l H. G. Rrormnusoiv,

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